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How Rajeevika Is Redefining Rural Women’s Empowerment in Rajasthan

26 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

With over 46 lakh women connected through Self-Help Groups, Rajeevika is not just improving incomes in Rajasthan — it is reshaping identities, redefining...

Change Makers

How Project Jaladhara Made Annamayya District Rank 2nd in Groundwater in Andhra Pradesh

26 February 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Annamayya district rises from 25th to 2nd in groundwater rankings under Project Jaladhara. Groundwater...

Change Makers

From Locked Rooms to Living Constitutions: How ChandraJyoti Abhiyan Is Building a New Civic Culture in Dholpur

25 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Under the leadership of 2021-batch IAS officer Nivrutti Avhad Somnath, CEO of Zilla Parishad, Dholpur,...

Features

Future Wars Will Be Won by Systems, Not Services

25 February 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

Future wars will not be won by the service with the most advanced platforms, but by the nation that integrates...

Features

How India’s High-Speed Rail Dream Is Taking Shape

25 February 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

With over 55% physical progress achieved, the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train project marks India’s decisive...

Must Read

Explained: Why This Emergency Landing Facility in Dibrugarh, Assam, Is a Game-Changer for IAF and a ‘Brahmastra’ in War

14 February 2026

India Sets Guinness World Record with 2.5 Lakh AI Responsibility Pledges in 24 Hours

18 February 2026

Atal Innovation Mission Showcases ATL-Led Grassroots AI Innovation at India AI Impact Summit 2026

18 February 2026

Videos

Exclusive | From Ridge to River: Prajesh Kanta Jena’s Community-Led Conservation Drive at Palamau

23 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Samagra to SDGs: IAS Officer Dr. Aruna Sharma Digitised Panchayats and Reimagined Inclusive Governance

19 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

From Traffic Reformer to Top Cop: How Dr. M. A. Saleem Is Redefining 21st Century Policing as Karnataka’s DGP

17 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

ACC Approves Key Charges for IAS Officers Sagar Hanuman Singh, Baldeo Purushartha, and Dnyaneshwar Patil

26 February 2026

SC Rules Ticket Checking Is Executive Function, Quashes Case Against Praveen Gaur Dwivedi

26 February 2026

Telangana Govt Transfers 45 IAS Officers in Major Reshuffle, Sanjay Kumar to Rural Development, N. Sridhar to ITE&C

26 February 2026

AGMUT Cadre Reshuffle: Union Home Ministry Transfers 6 IAS Officers, Including Shravan Bagaria to Goa and Ranjit Singh to Mizoram

25 February 2026

ACC Approves IAS Nidhi Chhibber as Interim CEO of NITI Aayog; IPoS Smriti Sharan Repatriated to Parent Cadre

25 February 2026

Rajasthan: Alwar Tiger International Half Marathon 2026 Sees 20,000+ Runners Promoting Wildlife Conservation From 5 Countries

24 February 2026

PSU News

NTPC Signs Two MoUs with GMDC to Boost Coal and Lignite Utilisation and Promote Clean Energy

26 February 2026

CMPDIL Signs MoA with WVS HOPE to Launch Dedicated Animal Rescue Ambulance Under CSR Project “Karuna”

26 February 2026

GAIL India Lays Foundation for State-of-the-Art R&D Centre in Sohna to Boost Natural Gas and Clean Energy

26 February 2026

GRSE Outlines India’s Shipbuilding and Defence Growth at 15th Annual Shipping & Logistics Conclave 2026

26 February 2026

NTPC Commissions First 50 MW of 200 MW Dayapar Wind Energy Project Phase-II in Gujarat

26 February 2026

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Punjab & Sind Bank Awards ₹108.88 Crore Private Cloud Infrastructure Project to Dynacons

26 February 2026

RailTel Wins ₹17.02 Crore IIT Delhi OFC Project for Sonipat & Greater Noida Campuses

26 February 2026

SJVN Extends Additional Charge of Director (Finance) to Sipan Kumar Garg for Three Months

26 February 2026

Defence News

Ganganauts to Visit Space by 2030: Former ISRO Chief Reveals India’s Bold Human Spaceflight Roadmap

26 February 2026

Inside the PSLV Failure Investigation Panel: How India Plans to Restore Confidence in Its Space Launch Capability

26 February 2026

Inside the High-Altitude Trials That Validated India Advanced Parachute System for Future Combat Operations

26 February 2026

Agni Varsha 2026: How Indian Army Integrated Combat Capabilities Are Redefining Modern Desert Warfare Strategy

26 February 2026

Judiciary News

Explained: Why the Supreme Court Criticised a Jharkhand Judge for Filing an FIR Against Himself

26 February 2026

Government Employees Distance Education Ruling

Major Relief for Govt Employees: Punjab & Haryana High Court Says Distance Education Can’t Be Blocked by Service Tenure

26 February 2026

Education or Defamation: Supreme Court Registers Suo Motu Case Against NCERT Over ‘Corruption in Judiciary’ Lesson

26 February 2026

Big Relief for Citizens: Orissa High Court Makes Written Grounds of Arrest Mandatory Through Police Training Order

26 February 2026

Opinion

Features

Future Wars Will Be Won by Systems, Not Services

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

How India’s High-Speed Rail Dream Is Taking Shape

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

She Was Told She Was ‘Ordinary’—Today She Serves the Nation as IRS Officer

21 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Told she was “too ordinary” to crack UPSC, Purvi Nanda rose to become a 2021-batch IRS officer—proving...

6 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Labour Officer Priya Agrawal Became Deputy Collector

20 February 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Priya Agarwal, daughter of a prasad shop owner from Birsinghpur, secured Rank 6 in MPPSC 2023 on her...

IAS Veer Pratap Singh Raghav: From River Crossings to the Corridors of Power

18 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From a farmer’s home in rural Bulandshahr to securing UPSC AIR 92, IAS Veer Pratap Singh Raghav’s journey...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

A Dalit Woman’s Truth in a Republic That Promised Equality

21 February 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ninety years after Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable, Sushila Takbhaure’s My Shackled Life reminds us that...

Between Empire and Independence, The Young Qurratulain Hyder Speaks

13 February 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

In Qurratulain Hyder’s universe, satire cuts softly, memory ripples endlessly, and even the faintest...

How Migration, Memory and Women Shaped South Asia’s Languages

6 February 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Drawing on Peggy Mohan’s Father Tongue, Motherland, this essay explores how migration, time, and social...